Opinion: As long as we feel entitled to cheap oil, we’re losing

The United States is in an era of “energy dominance” thanks to fossil fuels, according to President Trump. We are now the world’s largest oil producer. But Trump fails to add that we also are the world’s largest oil consumer and that our prices are tied to global markets. Today, we have the technology to substitute efficiency for conservation. We can do more with less. But Trump is gutting auto efficiency standards and electric vehicle incentives, because using more gasoline will somehow make us stronger and more dominant. If we are still so dependent on oil that Iran can choke off the flow and hamstring the global economy, aren’t the terrorists winning? Cheap oil is a mirage and not a right, and as long as we remain so heavily addicted, the terrorists have won. ~ Tux Turkel